I have 4 blog posts to write tonight so... bare with me if a few seem a little odd. Today, I got to thinking about how everyone likes songs for different reasons. Some people like songs for their beats, and some people like songs for their lyrics or simply because they find the voice of the singer to be soothing. But with each of these differences; comes so many other differences... favorite instrument, and the varying meanings to songs. I'd like to give an example of a song with lyrics that have multiple meanings- not just to me but to others and just in general. That song was one given to me by my dad; and it is Wish You Were Here by Pink Floyd. Here are the lyrics - "Wish You Were Here" So, so you think you can tell Heaven from Hell, blue skies from pain. Can you tell a green field from a cold steel rail? A smile from a veil? Do you think you can tell? Did they get you to trade your heroes for ghosts? Hot ashes for trees? Hot air for a cool breeze? Cold comfort for change? Did you exchange a walk on part in the war for a lead role in a cage? How I wish, how I wish you were here. We're just two lost souls swimming in a fish bowl, year after year, Running over the same old ground. What have we found? The same old fears. Wish you were here. Now, I have NO idea what kind of message my dad gets from this song... to me; it is a song about confusion and living in a constant shade of grey. It isn't something I relate too much to. My life is either black or white, happy or sad, good or bad. There is never just grey. And I think the song is about getting stuck in the cycle of life to the extreme that you no longer distinguish between good and bad and just... exist; not live. I can only imagine that living in constant grey must be awful. For others; maybe the song is just a metaphor for missing someone so greatly that you lose yourself. Maybe people enjoy the haunting beat of the song; or the guitar-work. Maybe others still take the song as the title is. I have no idea... I can't read minds. All I can do is give my own opinion. And in my opinion; music that stays popular for many generations is popular because it can be related to so many different situations. People love relatable music; and I find it remarkable when a song can be so deep as to have 3 or more meanings. What is your opinion of Wish You Were Here? Do you have any other deep songs to talk about? By all means; leave me a comment. I'd love to read your thoughts. - maddie
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